Trekking and hiking in Valley of Roses south of the Massif M’goun
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Trekking Valley of roses Morocco: a hike that does not present great physical difficulty. It is also an opportunity to walk with friends or with your children to discover the wealth and cultural traditions of the Berbers of the south of the central High Atlas.
Green valleys (the valley of Dades and that of roses) in an arid landscape, Berber villages by the river, magnificent Kasbahs with their beautiful architecture, terraced gardens, oleander forests, fields of rose bushes, walnut trees, fig trees, and gorges.
Tour Highlights
- Varied landscapes: magnificent gorges, pretty gardens, very beautiful villages, and fields of roses.
- The meeting with the inhabitants and the discovery of local customs.
- Homestay accommodation, in typical lodges,
- Approach to the daily life of the villages.
- Warm atmosphere of our team.
- The delicious meals prepared by our cook
- The visit of the Kasbahs of Ait Ben Haddou.
Included/Exclude
- Hotel/riad pickup and drop-off.
Tour Plan
Departure around 8 am, Direction the Tichka pass (2260 m); the highest road pass in Morocco, grandiose panoramic landscape, after the pass the landscape will be semi-desert of the great south of Morocco on the southern side. Lunch in Ouarzazate, then continuation to Kelaa de M'Gouna, before arriving in the Dades Valley with its beautiful Kasbahs. Night in tents. 7 hour drive.
Departure of our hike from the Dades Valley by crossing several terraced crops then we leave this beautiful valley for an arid landscape for 3 hours, finally we discover the beautiful green valley of M'Goun. Lunch at the edge of the valley in the village Ighrm Aqdim, then another 1h30 walk to reach the village of Aguerzaka, without forgetting to provide tennis since we will have to cross the river several times. Duration: 5h30 of walking, Elevation: 500m ascent and 400m descent. Night in tents.
We leave this valley; very green with its beautiful kasbahs and gorges, to climb 300 meters towards the pass which leads us through a forest of junipers towards the Ameskar valley. Again a beautiful valley of Almdoune, with a hundred houses in the shape of adobe kasbahs. Lunch in the Temtda valley, then continuation on a good and wide path to the village Alemdoune 1700m. Duration: 5 hours of walking Elevation: 400m ascent and 300m descent. Night in tents.
We quietly descend a valley of oleanders (plan to cross the gorges with sandals). Small gorges, but very exotic by its oleanders to arrive at the valley of Elhout with its beautiful kasbahs. A large village with several beautiful houses, Lunch by the river near the village Aznag, we then cross after a 1 hour walk we will arrive at the village of Boutaghrar -The duration: 5 HOURS of walking Altitude difference: 500m descent. Overnight in the tents.
A superb walk in the heart of the valley of roses with its casbahs which are becoming more and more numerous. The fields of roses are appearing around cereal crops (barley, corn, potato ....). These rose gardens are used for the manufacture of rose products. Descent of the valley to the peat bog and then Hdida. Overnight in a cottage in the village.
After the thanks of our team of muleteers. Transfer by car. A small stop in the small town of Kalaat M'goun; a city very famous for the rose festival which is organized every year, where there are shops selling rose products. We continue the road towards Ouarazazat, then enjoying the sumptuous landscapes that the Atlas offers us. Arrival in Marrakech. End of our services.